The Special Branch: Intercultural communication

In order for man to live or work in another country needs to know not only
the language of its inhabitants, but also their traditions, customs and culture
in general. Just as the knowledge they need such as translators, interpreters
and other professionals who routinely come into contact with members of other
cultures. And (though not only) can help to college and study eloquently termed
as intercultural communication.

In our high schools can field study of the same name only ** Faculty of Arts,
Charles University, Prague ** (FF UK). Intercultural communication, however, is
a significant part of other disciplines, mainly philological, translation and
interpreting, but taught for example in the areas targeted for development
studies, etc.

== About the industry

Each member of a particular nation, ethnic or otherwise defined groups falls
just his way of expression and communication as a natural, „normal“. Conduct
and behavior, which, from its standards different in some way, then considered
non-standard and often can not identify with him. This often may lead to
unnecessary misunderstandings and disputes. At the same time you just realize
that every culture is defined precisely what differentiates it from other
cultures … Intercultural education and helping people who move in an
international environment, to gain more comprehensive knowledge about the
culture of another country, while they know how to present and help to
understand the culture of their own. These are all ways to learn to not only
understand but also respect others, and sometimes in many respects diametrically
different cultures and customs, which are in contact with foreigners can
be found.

Disciplines offered in the intercultural communication

The Faculty of Arts can be studied as follows ** ** Archeology undergraduate
courses focusing on intercultural communication:

English for intercultural communication

French for intercultural communication

German for intercultural communication

Russian for intercultural communication

Spanish for intercultural communication

These fields are displayed annually. The selected field can be combined
either in the fields of discoverable under the heading of intercultural
communication (eg English for intercultural communication and intercultural
communication for Russian), or it can be combined with another field
vypisovaným at Charles University in which such a combination is possible.

** ** Single-subject bachelor's degree in this field lists the faculty every
two years. However, this is intended only to members of the State in the
language field focus, and Czech is taught as a foreign language. It concerns the
following areas:

Intercultural Communication: English – Czech as a foreign language

Intercultural communication: French – Czech as a foreign language

Intercultural communication: German – Czech as a foreign language

Intercultural communication: Russian – Czech as a foreign language

Intercultural communication: Spanish – Czech as a foreign language

The master's program, students choose a field of interpreting or
Translation. This is again a two-subject master's courses that are offered
annually.

== Prerequisites for studying

As the main prerequisite for the candidate was later able without difficulty
to manage the study area is considered Charles University Institute of
Translation, which provides it, of course, knowledge of the chosen foreign
language, but also the ability to learn it to analyze and understand. Faculty
well in areas like long-term residence of the applicant in a given country or
any other experience with intercultural environment, even if it is of course
essential. Very important is, of course, a good knowledge of Czech as their
mother tongue. * „In our television age, candidates have to study translation
and interpretation are still less loaded in terms of beautiful literature, and
still worse Czech. Both are obviously linked together. Translator and
interpreter are language professionals and should have a "feeling“ for
language and culture for the fine resolution of meanings and styles. This
feeling can develop in college, not get, "* outline the unwritten requirements
for applicants field organizers on their web site. Finally, it is also about how
a person communicates and how the communication works. Ability of adequate
non-verbal communication (including movements, gestures, facial expressions,
intonation, but also the color of voice, speech volume, etc.) plays a
significant role and therefore significantly contributes to how interesting,
understandable, compelling and natural communication is that the listeners or
viewers ultimately get. For job seekers – even more graduates who want to
pursue this field in my profession – but we can not ignore the necessary
ability to be able to withstand considerable physical and psychological stress,
the arts and to listen while talking, the ability to perceive their surroundings
and to estimate the claims or the communication partner audience disposition to
respond quickly in any situation, etc.

Admission == == Admissions to undergraduate courses is writing. The test
consists of several parts, namely:

Czech language exam (candidates for the multidisciplinary study of this test
consists of only one)

Translation neliterárního text from Czech into foreign language

Neliterárního translation of text from foreign language into Czech

Summaries of foreign language text neliterárního made in Czech

The test focused on knowledge of the candidate of cultural history and
contemporary realities of the language areas of the realities of the Czech
Republic and the European Union and the general cultural knowledge

Profile == graduate

Graduates of bachelor's degree may apply in the private and public spheres
such as the (rather self-) interpreters or translators, assistants, managers and
executives in state institutions and private companies, organizers of
translation and interpreting activities in the international agencies of any
character, etc.